Shine Bright Like a Diamond: New Light on an Old Polymeric Semiconductor.
chemical vapor deposition
optical properties
polymeric carbon nitride
refractive index
thin films
Journal
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
ISSN: 1521-4095
Titre abrégé: Adv Mater
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9885358
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Historique:
received:
11
12
2019
revised:
21
12
2019
pubmed:
30
1
2020
medline:
30
1
2020
entrez:
30
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Brilliance usually refers to the light reflected by the facets of a gemstone such as diamond due to its high refractive index. Nowadays, high-refractive-index materials find application in many optical and photonic devices and are mostly of inorganic nature. However, these materials are usually obtained by toxic or expensive production processes. Herein, the synthesis of a thin-film organic semiconductor, namely, polymeric carbon nitride, by thermal chemical vapor deposition is presented. Among polymers, this organic material combines the highest intrinsic refractive index reported so far with high transparency in the visible spectrum, even reaching the range of diamond. Eventually, the herein presented deposition of high quality thin films and their optical characteristics open the way for numerous new applications and devices in optics, photonics, and beyond based on organic materials.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31995254
doi: 10.1002/adma.201908140
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e1908140Subventions
Organisme : Max Planck Society
Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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